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Kidney Disorders

This forum is the right place to discuss congenital and acquired kidney disorders like congenital hydronephrosis, congenital obstruction of the urinary tract, a duplicated ureter, Polycystic kidney disease, Renal dysplasia, acquired diabetic nephropathy, hydronephrosis, kidney stones, kidney tumors, pyelonephritis kidney infection and renal failure.

possible kidney stones?need some advice badly

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hi im 29 male.i have had two uti's within a month and a half.before the first infection and the burning started,i would pee all i could and it would still feel like i had to pee then all of a sudden it would shoot out like something had stopped it or something.then started seeing alot of blood in...

by User avatar 2mcgrath21055

Stent in Kidney to conduit

My husband had bladder removed 14 months ago because of cancer and now has conduit. He was in hospital for 6 days recently with kidney infection, placed on iv antibotics and nephrostmy tube placed to drain kidney and stent. Two days later they removed stent, dialated ureter, paced another stent and...

by User avatar atir102655

One large kidney only

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Hi. I`m 19 years old M and have one large kidney only. My mother has told me that I was born with two kidneys joined together. I thought that she was making up, but the story is the same, all the time. Is that possible? Is it a problem, to live with only one kidney?

by User avatar Guest

take polycitra to prevent new stones from forming?

Hi! I need some information. I had a 7mm big kidney stone and I was suffering a lot. I think that I won’t ever forget that pain. I want do something for prevention. I heard that I need to drink a lot of water every day and that I can use polycitra also. Can I take polycitra to prevent new...

by User avatar kerk32769

renal problems,no answers from my doctor

i am 23 yrs old and at age 18 was diagnosed with congenital upj obstruction of right kidney. ive had surgery,and have to have stents placed about once a year. it hurts all the time and there's no way to fix it according to my dr. he is not willing to remove it for fear that the left kidney will...

by User avatar lknva

Cystic Kidney Disease

I am 30 years old and am recently diagnosed with cystic kidney disease and my actual treatment consist of some meds controlling my hypertension for it is been a while I am dealing with high blood pressure also and I also started taking some over-the-counter to relieve the pain I feel in around my...

by User avatar viole31495

let's get organized!

i am new to this web site, only a few moments compared to some of you. Throughout my life i have suffered with thousands of kidney stones, with merely hundreds documented and still every now and again i go to an emergency room and i get treated not as a thoughtful, important, valued patient with a...

by User avatar Cuddlybrain182012

double collecting system,left kidney

my 8 yrs old daughter was diagnosed with double collecting system,left kidney.the MRI (magtnetic resonance imaging) impression:Complete double collecting system, left, with pelvocaliectasia and ureterectasia of the upper and lower pole moieties,more pronounced in the lower pole moiety. What's the...

by User avatar irene6282258089

side effects of kidney removal

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Giving your kidney to a friend or relative in need is a common theme on medical programs and in films. I know we can give up a kidney and still live "happily ever after". But what are the side effects of kidney removal? Will someone who has undergone a kidney removal be just as healthy as before?...

by User avatar bonnee1856199005

Extra Kidneys and anemia

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I was born with two and a half kidneys and an extra ureter. The kidney functions well, but I had to get the ureter taken out when I was still little because it was causing backup of my urine. Since surgery, I have never had any problems. However, I was curious if having extra kidneys could be...

by User avatar MiliGirl